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BBC

Bbc: History: Kings and Queens Through Time Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Each British monarch beginning with Henry III is represented in this timeline. Click on the monarch's portrait to access "fast facts," the monarch's family tree, and links to further information about the monarch's life or reign. Archived.
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BBC

Bbc History: British History: Tudors: Anne Boleyn and the Downfall of Her Family

For Students 9th - 10th
This six-part article describes the rise and fall of Anne Boleyn, the first English queen to be publicly executed by her husband, Henry VIII. Five hundred years after her death, her tragic tale is still the subject of historians and the...
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Other

Tudor History: Jane Seymour

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a good overview of the life of Jane Seymore, third wife to Henry VIII. Content also includes an image gallery of the queen.
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: The Six Wives of Henry Viii

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS series about Henry's six wives, which originally aired in 2003, tells each wife's story in her own words. Includes background information about each woman, why she was chosen to be queen, her role as queen, her struggles with her...
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The Newberry Library

Newberry Library: Library Exhibit: Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend

For Students 9th - 10th
Full-featured online exhibition about Elizabeth I, her reign, and Elizabethan times.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Ireland, 1494

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Ireland from the latter period of the English Pale (1492) to the time of Elizabeth and James I (1558-1625). The English "Pale" referred to the English controlled lands of Ireland, which by 1492 had been reduced, as shown on the...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: James the First

For Students 9th - 10th
He ruled in Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567, when he was only one year old, succeeding his mother Mary, Queen of Scots. Regents governed during his minority, which ended officially in 1578, though he did not gain full control of...